John Calipari had an explanation as to why an official announcement of him taking the Arkansas coaching job took so long. Although it was reported Sunday evening that Calipari would become the Razorbacks next head man, the school didn’t announce the news until Wednesday morning. Calipari appeared for the first time donning Arkansas gear later that day, speaking on the contract negotiations. He revealed that it was his decision to keep the news under the wraps, saying he didn’t want to take away from Purdue and UConn in the national championship. “We talked Friday,” he said. “There was some stu…
